PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jouheva joutava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joutava comes to the cage accompanied by Why cant we be friends. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

joutava
vs
Edwards

185 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jouheva joutava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyrone Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
joutava avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

joutava gets the takedown into side control.

joutava thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Edwards tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but joutava wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

joutava is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Edwards is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

joutava is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Edwards is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Edwards gets back to half guard.
joutava is pressing down on Edwards's thigh, looking to free his foot. Edwards is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

joutava in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Edwards tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from joutava!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). jouheva joutava!